Two More Winners Crowned at Borgata Poker Open
Event #16: $440 Saturday Series NLH
There was a massive turnout for the 2019 Borgata Poker Open Event #16 $400 Saturday Series NLH with 500 entries creating a prize pool of over $169,000.
When the dust settled in the early morning hours, Frank Marasco was the last man standing in the Signature Room.
Marasco picked his spots at the final table flying under the radar and caught fire at the perfect time. He eliminated Raj Tangam in third place and brought a slight chip lead into heads-up play with Frank Simone.
It didn't take long for all of the chips to get in the middle and it was a classic coin flip with Marasco holding pocket queens and Simone holding ace-king. The board ran out clean for Simone and he took home his first Borgata Poker Open trophy along with $42,258.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Marasco | $42,258 |
| 2 | Frank Simone | $23,765 |
| 3 | Raj Tangam | $15,278 |
| 4 | David Elliott | $12,137 |
| 5 | Rob Calabrese | $9,506 |
| 6 | Grigoriy Shvarts | $7,809 |
| 7 | Hal Neeman | $6,196 |
| 8 | Oren Siedlecki | $4,838 |
| 9 | Tim Allison | $3,395 |
| 10 | Roland Israelashvili | $2,207 |
Event #18: $280 Double Chip Green Bounty
Event #18 of the Borgata Fall Poker Open was the $280 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH. There were 119 total entries creating a prize pool of over $23,000. In the end, two players remained in the late-night hours in the Signature Room and they began to discuss a deal.
John Visco was holding a slight chip lead at the time of the deal and took first place for $5,810. Michael Bonita was the Event #18 runner-up earning $4,810.
They then agreed to run one hand out for the trophy and Michael Bonita came out on top winning his first Borgata Poker Open trophy.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Visco | $5,810 |
| 2 | Michael Bonita | $4,810 |
| 3 | Jose Silverman | $2,309 |
| 4 | Andrew Defrancesco | $1,847 |
| 5 | Tam Nguyen | $1,385 |
| 6 | Aaron Mayor | $1,154 |
| 7 | Dragan Stosic | $923 |
| 8 | Gary Silverman | $693 |
| 9 | Olamide Otti | $519 |
While two more winners were crowned, the $2,700 Championship event of the Borgata Fall Poker Open is also underway! Jump right back to the PokerNews live reporting section to follow along with all the updates from the floor.
